Person with legal responsibility

Person in charge of EU relations

Firstname, Surname:

Mr
Christiaan Prins

Position:

Head of EU External Affairs

Goals / remit

Goals / remit of the organisation:

UNILEVER: CREATING A BETTER FUTURE EVERYDAY

Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company with strong roots in Europe. With a global turnover of €48.4 billion (2014), it is employing 172,000 people worldwide. In Europe, Unilever’s turnover has been €13,2 billion, it employs 22,000 people and has 62 manufacturing facilities.

As a leading, innovative, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, Unilever spends almost 1 billion Euros annually on R&D and employs over 6,000 people in 6 principal research and development laboratories delivering groundbreaking technologies and 92 locations around the globe with R&D teams implementing innovations in countries and factories. In Europe, Unilever has 3 major R&D facilities working with 2,000 scientists in 60+ research partnerships with universities.

Unilever’s mission is to double the size of its business while reducing the overall environmental impact of its products and business processes across the value chain.

Our brands

We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands spanning 14 categories of home, personal care and foods and refreshment products, we touch the lives of over 2 billion people every day – whether that's through feeling great because they've got shiny hair and a brilliant smile, keeping their homes fresh and clean, or by enjoying a great cup of tea, satisfying meal or healthy snack.

We've always believed in the power of our brands to improve the quality of people’s lives and in doing the right thing. As our business grows, so do our responsibilities. We recognise that global challenges such as climate change concern us all. Considering the wider impact of our actions is embedded in our values and is a fundamental part of who we are.

Our brand portfolio has made us leaders in every field in which we work. It ranges from much-loved world favourites including Lipton, Knorr, Dove and Omo, to trusted local brands such as Blue Band and Suave.

Our Code of Business Principles

Our efforts are guided by our Code of Business Principles which sets the standards of behaviour we demand from all our employees. It also outlines our commitments to our stakeholders including consumers, customers, suppliers, employees, communities and the environment.

Please consult our internet site www.unilever.com for more information or http://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living-2014/ for more details on the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.

The organisation's fields of interests are:

global

Specific activities covered by the Register

Main EU initiatives, policies and legislative files followed by the organisation:

Financial data

Estimate of the annual costs related to activities covered by the register:

500,000 € - 599,999 €

Most recent financial information about funding received from the EU institutions:

Procurement:

€

Source:

Grants:

698,451 €

Source:

Research: Framework programme n°7

Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:

The declared amount of funding received from EU institutions corresponds to the latest information provided by the European Financial Transparency System.

We have based our calculations on the guidelines developed by the Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP). We have opted for the range to ensure that we capture all costs.

The costs are based on the financial year 2014, and include the annual costs arising from activities covered by the Register, in line with the new Transparency Register Implementing Guidelines. These include trade associations membership fees and consultancy fees dedicated to activities falling under the scope of the Register.

Code of conduct

By its registration the organisation has signed the Transparency Register Code of Conduct.

The organisation has also declared to be bound to the following other Code:
Unilever Code of Business principles as well as the SEAP Code of Conduct